"The End of Days is one of the greatest and most thought-provoking histories I have ever read. It ought to be read by every student of modern politics and by everyone who has an interest in the strengths and weaknesses of multiculturalism."

— R. John Pritchard, Director, Robert M.W. Kempner Collegium, Programmes and Publications on the History and Jurisprudence of International Criminal Law, London

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"A fascinating, detailed study of one of history's great setbacks to civilization — a setback prefiguring the even more terrible setbacks of the 20th century. Warmly recommended."

— Conor Cruise O'Brien

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"[The End of Days] is history in the tradition of Barbara Tuchman and Simon Schama — full of human detail with a driving narrative power. It is also a profound reminder that to learn from the past we must not repeat the mistakes of the past."

— Phyllis Grosskurth

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"Incandescent.... Paris uses a historian's pen and journalist's eye to find nuance and texture.... She brilliantly revives an old story and lets it speak to our time."

— Andrew Cohen, The Globe and Mail

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"... That themes of this magnitude for our time arise from a retelling of events from 15th century Spain is a testimony to the powerful and fluent sweep of The End of Days."

— Myrna Kostash, The Edmonton Journal

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"Erna Paris sets herself the ambitious task of using the history of medieval Spain as a model through which to understand the origins and nature of religious intolerance, and then to use that understanding to analyze the problems of today."

— Matt Cohen, The Toronto Star

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"The End of Days includes an enlightening account of Spanish history, an analysis of totalitarianism in one of its earliest manifestations, and a full-blown account of religious and racial discrimination. This popular history is presented in a lively and often dramatic narrative."

— Academic Library Book Review, Summer 1996

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"A passionate plea for the benefits of a pluralistic society... a gripping account of the dangers of intolerance..."

— Theological Book Review, UK, October 1996